The Telugu Desam Party on Friday expressed doubts over the implementation of the SC ST Sub Plan Bill.
Talking to reporters at the Assembly's media point, TDP MLA S Venkata Veeraiah said that although the TDP welcomes the legislation of the SC ST Sub Plan, it strongly suspects the Congress government's commitment towards its implementation.
He said during YSR's regime, a nodal agency was constituted to monitor the implementation of welfare schemes meant for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, but that it had proved to be a farce. He said that the agency was constituted only to draw the attention of SCs and STs towards the Congress.
The TDP MLA also alleged that crores of rupees meant for the welfare of SCs and STs were misused and diverted on an unprecedented scale during YSR's tenure. However, he said that the present government should ensure that the bill gets implemented properly.
Venkata Veeraiah also reiterated that the TDP would extend its support for the effective legislation of the SC ST Sub-Plan. (INN)
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